Author: halo@bungie.org

Captain Spark ran across a very funny voice snippet in Halo 3 – a Marine imitating Christopher Walken. We’ve added the clip to our Dialogue Databank. (Louis Wu 18:23:15 UTC)

Noice. LordGideon sent us a heads-up that might be useful to folks looking to build Halo fansites… they’ve bundled up all the web designs they’ve used in the past, and are making them available (in their original Photoshop format) for anyone who needs ’em. Go read the post for more info, and a download link.…

Obienator let us know that he’s created a short flick about the characters from his Gameplay May Change video – it made me laugh. Great voiceover work from Nick Mascall. You can download it from us in WMP9 format (45.1 mb) or QuickTime format (38.8 mb), or watch it on YouTube.(Louis Wu 17:55:24 UTC)

Foo Mo Jive let us know that Podtacular 138 is out – it’s full of stories from the community. Almost 90 minutes long, 39.3 mb. Go listen!(Louis Wu 17:24:27 UTC)

As many (most?) of you already know, the new maps for Halo 3 were released this morning, and are available for download from Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 points. (If this is too much money for you, we might – MIGHT – just have a few sets to give away. Hang tight.) There’s a ton…

GameDaily interviewed MS’s Jeff Bell recently – he mentions, in passing, that Halo 3 has sold over 5 million copies so far. Video Game Chartz agrees, with a worldwide total of 5.85 million as of December 1. (Louis Wu 16:55:48 UTC)

We were in error yesterday when we posted that the Red vs Blue film from the Spike TV awards was available on Xbox Live Marketplace; D.I.Y. (the XBLM movie) was totally separate from what was shown at the Awards. Both of these pieces are now available on the RvB website, for all viewers (members or…

Bungie’s Tyson ‘Ferrex’ Green posted a summary of the base settings for the Team Hardcore playlist – they won’t make everyone happy, but they certainly seem like a decent first release. (Ferrex reiterated that this list will be evolving over time.) Thanks, Magni Harvald.(Louis Wu 16:39:11 UTC)

New Zealand’s Stuff put up a ‘games of the year’ list from The Press – Halo 3 is on it, but apparently just barely. (Louis Wu 16:32:56 UTC)

H3Forge.com is putting together a “playlist of competitive user forged Halo 3 maps to support 4 v 4 team play.” They’re going to use 24 maps, and this playlist will be used for Games in Action’s Shock & Awe 256-team Halo 3 tournament (among other things). For each map they choose, they’ll be giving the…

Raulboy found a pretty funny video montage on YouTube – it’s long, but it’s worth watching. (I’m not sure what it says about me, but I belly-laughed at the ‘Stupid Girl’ clip.)(Louis Wu 23:12:42 UTC)

During the Spike TV Video Game Awards last night, a video created by the Red vs Blue team, showing off the new maps, was debuted. If you missed it, you can find it on Xbox Live Marketplace; go to New Arrivals, then Halo 3, then ‘Red vs Blue: D.I.Y.’ It’s pretty funny! (Louis Wu 22:51:53…

Halo Action Figure Theater has reached Episode 100! Check it out. I must say, I’m not sure I like where this is going…(Louis Wu 22:07:39 UTC)

PsychoRaven got some not-so-good news about the release dates of the last two Halo: Uprising comics – Episode 3 has been pushed back to January 30, and Episode 4 is now scheduled for March 26. And those might not be the final dates, either… ouch.(Louis Wu 21:05:32 UTC)

Wow. Mike Carson pointed out a 1/6 scale model of a Spartan, custom-created by Eric Barclay, aka callous. Now, we set up a page for callous’ work last year – but we had no idea he was this far along at this point. Check it out! (That page will be updated in the not-too-distant future.)…

Time Magazine posted a Top 10 Video Games of 2007 list – Halo 3 came out #1. Nice! Thanks, Avateur.(Louis Wu 20:23:21 UTC)

Underdawg253 stopped by with a teaser for Guerrilla, a new movie coming from Etzun Films. It’s short – but it looks pretty good! Check it out.(Louis Wu 20:21:07 UTC)

Because yesterday’s One One Se7en Advent offering was announced late, there are two today – but I suppose if you add up the humor content, you’re still under one.(Louis Wu 19:03:35 UTC)

Lordstemplar1 let us know that Prophecy Episode 1: The Threshold of War has been posted on the 508th Brigade. Biggest complaint seems to be the rather long credits section (about 3 minutes, right in the middle of the movie), but other than that… it’s a pretty impressive piece of work. Nice CGI work, good voice…

ViralSyris noticed a few new items in the Bungie Store – some ActionClix stuff, and a new hoodie. Go see!(Louis Wu 03:06:09 UTC)